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Translingual
Han character
衡 (Kangxi radical 144, 行+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹人弓大弓 (HONKN), four-corner 21221, composition ⿴行𩵋 or ⿲彳𩵋亍)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1110, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34078
- Dae Jaweon: page 1575, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 846, character 4
- Unihan data for U+8861
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 筕
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*ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ
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| 桁
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*ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ
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| 行
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*ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs
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| 胻
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*ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs
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| 衡
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*ɡraːŋ
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| 蘅
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*ɡraːŋ
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| 珩
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*ɡraːŋ
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| 洐
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*ɡraːŋ
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| 荇
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*ɡraːŋʔ
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| 絎
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*ɡraːŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡraːŋ) : phonetic 行 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡaːŋs, *ɡraːŋ, *ɡraːŋs) + semantic 角 (“horn”) + semantic 大 (“big”).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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衡
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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héng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ hæng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ˁraŋ/
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| English
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beam of a steelyard
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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衡
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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13868
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Phonetic
component
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行
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Rime
group
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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行
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Old
Chinese
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/*ɡraːŋ/
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Definitions
衡
- cross yoke (of an ox, in carriage, etc.)
- beam of steelyard; (by extension) weighing apparatus
- to weigh
- to judge; to measure
- level; even; balanced
- transverse; horizontal
- a surname
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
衡
- (as a resultative) (pulled) tight; taut
- 拉衡條繩。／拉衡条绳。 [Cantonese] ― laai1 hang4 tiu4 sing4-2. ― Pull the rope taut.
- to the limit; to the maximum
- 開衡部冷氣／开衡部冷气 [Cantonese] ― hoi1 hang4 bou6 laang5 hei3 ― to turn up the AC to the maximum; to have the AC running on maximum
- 扯到衡晒 [Cantonese] ― ce2 dou3 hang4 saai3 ― to be fully erect
- famous; prestigious; well-known
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
緊 (“tight”)
References
Japanese
Kanji
衡
(Jōyō kanji)
- equilibrium
- measuring rod
- scale
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
| For pronunciation and definitions of 衡 – see the following entry.
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| 【くびき】
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- yoke (wooden bar)
Alternative spellings軛, 頸木
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| (This term, 衡, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
衡 • (hyeong, hoeng) (hangeul 형, 횡, revised hyeong, hoeng, McCune–Reischauer hyŏng, hoeng, Yale hyeng, hoyng)
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Vietnamese
Han character
衡: Hán Nôm readings: hành, hoành
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